EPCC:, Juan Benitez,Jane Dabel, Cherie Dougan, Linda Espana-Maram, Jennifer Fleming, Cora Goldstein, William Johnson, Sophia Pandya, Erica Watson-Curie, Fred Wegener, Mark Wiley. Guy Yamashiro

Guests: Chris Burnett - JOUR, Jeff Davis – SOC, Sharon Downey - COMM, Larry Hashima – AAAS, Brad Hawkins – RST, Cassandra Kao – ASAM, Chris Karajov – JOUR, Barbara Kim - AAASCarlos R. Piar – RST

  1. Approval of the minutes, December 19, 2006. (MSP – as is)
  1. Announcements and/or Changes to the Agenda

3.New Business

1) ASIAN ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES

a) CHIN 201- Category C2c - Short Recertification

Discussion

  • Need statement in cover memo that future syllabi will address and adhere to university student disability policies

Motion to approve CHIN 201 with recommended changes passed (MSP)

2) SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

a) SOC 335I - Category IC, D2 (2nd read) – Long Recertification

Discussion

  • Pg. 8 – remove discussion of critical thinking
  • Course description may be a little long (40 words)

Motion to approve SOC 335I passed (MSP)

3) RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT

a) RST 351- Category C2b– Short Recertification

Discussion

  • Assessment summaries are all the same
  • Assessment findings discussion too general
  • Discuss how you will use assessment to make changes to your course
  • Be more specific for each course (instead of boiler plate)
  • Deepen critical thinking discussion – argument, looking at other perspectives
  • Deepen discussion of skill development; mention how early feedback may improve skills
  • Add wording to allow for instructor and assignment flexibility
  • Ex. “These are suggested …” or “These are generally accepted …”
  • New catalog description – is it over 40 words? (Cherie/Mark will check)

Motion to approve RST 351 with recommended changes passed (MSP)

b) RST 352- Category C2b, Global – Short Recertification

Discussion

  • Be more specific (see notes above)
  • Assessment findings discussion too general
  • Discuss how you will use assessment to improve course
  • Need to submit a couple of recent exams and/or paper topics
  • Add statement that future syllabi must conform to university attendance, withdraw and disability policies

Motion to approve RST 352 with recommended changes passed (MSP)

c) RST 353I- Category C2b, D2, IC, Global – Short Recertification

Discussion

  • Add statement in Assessment Summary that there will be early assessment (within first five weeks) of writing
  • Assessment findings discussion too general
  • Discuss how you will use assessment to make changes to your course
  • Are you changing anything?
  • Consider updating bibliography
  • Global?
  • Asked in 2000 for Global
  • Not currently listed as Global
  • Currently it has “I” and mark for Capstone
  • If you would like to go for Global you would need to add language
  • Add statement that future syllabi must conform to university attendance, withdraw and disability policies

Motion to amend motion to add Global designation (MSP)

Motion to approve RST 353I with recommended changes passed (MSP)

3) COMMUNICATION STUDIES

a) COMM 300 - Category C3 - Short Recertification

Discussion

  • Need to add GE prerequisite statement for Explorations courses
  • Add statement in Cover Memo that future syllabi must conform to university attendance, withdraw and disability policies
  • Assessment Summary
  • Increase written communication and critical thinking discussion
  • Address what are you doing in the classroom
  • Ensure instructors know that no graded assignment can be worth more than 1/3 of a student’s overall a grade
  • Need correct recertification cover sheet

Motion to approve COMM 300 with recommended changes passed (MSP)

4) ASIAN ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES

a) ASAM 260 - Category C2a – Short Recertification

Discussion

  • Cover Memo – edit sentence in second section
  • Assessment Summary
  • First paragraph you have writing and critical thinking
  • In Skills you have writing and oral communication
  • Mention in Cover Memo that you are dropping critical thinking (need to mention substantive changes)
  • Add statement in Cover Memo future syllabi will conform to learning objectives

Motion to approve ASAM 260 with recommended changes passed (MSP)

5) JOURNALISM

a) JOUR 110 - Category D2 – Short Recertification

Discussion

  • Ensure recent syllabi and sample assignments are included in packet
  • Need to new, updatedCover Sheet with appropriate signatures
  • Assessment Summary discussion #3 needs to be expanded
  • Discuss how you improve the course based on assessment
  • Need to be more specific how you are assessing writing and critical thinking
  • Explain what you do with the assignments

Motion to approve JOUR 110 with recommended changes passed (MSP)

6) GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

a) GEOG 316 - Category D2, Global – Long Recertification

Discussion

  • Add GE prerequisite information to catalog description
  • SCO mention D2 but it does not mention Global
  • Skill development discussion very limited
  • Add more in-depth discussion of how these GE skills are being taught
  • What instructors are doing to improve these skills
  • Frequency of assessment discussion vague
  • What are you assessing? Be more specific
  • Cut down on paper – all you need is samples from exams; not entire exams

Motion to approve GEOG 316 with recommended changes passed (MSP)

b) GEOG 306 - Category D2 – Long Recertification

Discussion

  • Add perquisite statement at beginning of catalog description
  • SCO – category correction/clarification – D2 (instead of C2?)
  • Skill development discussion very limited
  • Add more in-depth discussion of how these GE skills are being taught

Motion to approve GEOG 306 with recommended changes passed (MSP)

7. Adjourn @ 5:00 p.m.